GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| whimsy | whim |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| microcosm | a little world |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| dally | to act playfully |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |